UFC Lightweight Evan Dunham Retiring After UFC Sao Paulo

Evan Dunham has announced he will be retiring after UFC Sao Paulo. Dunham has gone 4-1-1 in his last six outings. That’s not bad at all considering that the Dunham Jiu Jitsu wiz was able to bounce back from a three-fight skid. Still, at the age o…

Evan Dunham has announced he will be retiring after UFC Sao Paulo. Dunham has gone 4-1-1 in his last six outings. That’s not bad at all considering that the Dunham Jiu Jitsu wiz was able to bounce back from a three-fight skid. Still, at the age of 36 and having had 26 professional mixed martial […]

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Alex Oliveira Discusses Airport Encounter With Neil Magny

Alex Oliveira discusses a time he felt Neil Magny tried to size him up. Oliveira has been on quite a roll under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner. He’s gone 5-1, 1 NC in his last seven outings. He’ll look to ride the wave when…

Alex Oliveira discusses a time he felt Neil Magny tried to size him up. Oliveira has been on quite a roll under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner. He’s gone 5-1, 1 NC in his last seven outings. He’ll look to ride the wave when he meets Magny on Sept. 22 at UFC Sao Paulo. […]

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Alex Oliveira Discusses Airport Encounter With Neil Magny

Alex Oliveira discusses a time he felt Neil Magny tried to size him up. Oliveira has been on quite a roll under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner. He’s gone 5-1, 1 NC in his last seven outings. He’ll look to ride the wave when…

Alex Oliveira discusses a time he felt Neil Magny tried to size him up. Oliveira has been on quite a roll under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner. He’s gone 5-1, 1 NC in his last seven outings. He’ll look to ride the wave when he meets Magny on Sept. 22 at UFC Sao Paulo. […]

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Jimi Manuwa vs. Thiago Santos Could Save UFC Sao Paulo Main Event

Thiago Santos could step in to save the Sao Paulo main event.

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Thiago Santos could step in to save the UFC Sao Paulo main event.

Originally, Glover Teixeira vs. Jimi Manuwa was scheduled to headline the September 22nd card. Unfortunately, Teixeira was forced off of the card due to an injury.

Now the UFC is scrambling to find a replacement opponent for Manuwa. It appears as though they may have found one. ESPN initially reported Santos is being targeted as Teixeira’s replacement, a report later confirmed by MMA Fighting.

Initially, Santos claimed on Twitter that Manuwa turned down a fight with him. Manuwa responded today and suggested the fight is now official:

Manuwa is coming off of back-to-back losses to Jan Blachowicz and Volkan Oezdemir. Prior to those defeats, he was on a two-fight win streak where he knocked out both of those opponents.

Santos’ last outing resulted in a victory over Kevin Holland at UFC 227. Prior to that, he suffered a first-round knockout loss to David Branch that ended a four-fight win streak.

Check out the UFC Sao Paulo card so far right here:

  • Jimi Manuwa vs. Thiago Santos
  • Ketlen Vieira vs. Tonya Evinger
  • Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Sam Alvey
  • Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Elias Theodorou
  • Renan Barao vs. Andre Ewell
  • Alex Oliveira vs. Neil Magny
  • Sergio Moraes vs. Ben Saunders
  • Thales Leites vs. Hector Lombard
  • Francisco Trinaldo vs. Evan Dunham
  • Elizeu Zaleski vs. Belal Muhammad
  • Livia Renata Souza vs. Alex Chambers
  • Luiz Henrique vs. Ryan Spann

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Volkan Oezdemir Destroyed Anthony Smith’s UFC Sao Paulo Suggestion

Volkan Oezdemir has “No Time” for Anthony Smith’s other plans.

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Volkan Oezdemir destroyed Anthony Smith’s offer to fill in for Glover Teixeira.

Teixeira was ruled out of his UFC Sao Paulo headliner with Jimi Nanuwa last night. He could require surgery due to a shoulder injury. The former title contender is out for an indefinite amount of time as a result.

Streaking contender Anthony Smith soon offered to fill in for Teixeira and face Manuwa:

No. 2 LHW Volkan Oezdemir took offense to the suggestion because of the fact he’s supposed to fight “Lionheart” in the main event of October’s UFC Moncton.

“No Time” took to social media to voice his displeasure. The former title contender put it in simple terms as well:

UFC Sao Paulo will take place on September 22, 2018. The UFC is currently looking for a replacement opponent to fight Manuwa. The British slugger reportedly already turned down a fight with Brazilian middleweight Thiago Santos.

Oezdemir will meet Smith in the main event of UFC Moncton slightly over a month later on October 27, 2018. Oezdemir has been out of action since he lost a title bid to current champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 220 this January. A broken nose forced him out of a scheduled fight with top contender Alexander Gustafsson at August 4’s UFC 227.

Meanwhile, Smith has been on a tear, knocking out former champions Rashad Evans and Shogun Rua in his last two fights.

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Jimi Manuwa Reportedly Turns Down Bout With Thiago Santos

Jimi Manuwa’s replacement opponent for UFC Sao Paulo may not be Thiago Santos. Manuwa was scheduled to take on Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo on Sept. 22. The event will be held inside the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Br…

Jimi Manuwa’s replacement opponent for UFC Sao Paulo may not be Thiago Santos. Manuwa was scheduled to take on Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo on Sept. 22. The event will be held inside the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Teixeira was pulled from the card due to a shoulder injury. […]

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